Truss



-(No Model.)

0. E. HILL.

TRUSS.

wifgesses; inventor W 16 m flak/4 lu'zg per NEED STATES NT FFICEQ CHARLES E. HILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,312, dated June 4, 1895.

Application fileclAugust 2, 1 894.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of (look and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hernial Trusses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates chiefly, in the combination of a body-band and slotted plate, provided with a truss-pad, which is adjustably secured to the plate by means of a thumbscrew passing through said plate into the pad, enabling the person while wearing the truss to adjust the pad in any direction to retain the hernia with perfect security and great convenience; and it also consists in certain peculiarities of the details, construction of the aforesaid band, plate and pad, and devices connected therewith, whereby the adjustment of the pad is greatly facilitated and rendered more perfect. I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical view of the truss as would be seen on the person wearing the same. Fig. 2 is a plan or face view of the plate D. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the thumb-screw E removed. Fig. 4 is a plan of the reverse side of plate D, showing the various positions in which the pad F can be placed, the dotted lines showing said positions. Fig. 5 is a vertical side view of the plate and pad. Fig. 6 is a reverse View of Fig. 1, showing the adj ustable buckle of the thigh-band.

Similar letters referto similar parts throu ghout the several views.

A, denotes the truss-band, by which the pad is secured to the person and which is formed of material similar to that used in suspenders, or other material of like character. Band A, has a secondary band B of same material running centrally around on outside, and is held in place by loops a, a, that are stitched on said band A. Attached to each end of the band B, are metallic clasps G, 0, one side of which 0 is provided with a buckle C, for adjusting and fitting the band A to the body of the wearer. The clasps C, G are attached to studs fif on plate D when the truss is in position for wearing.

D, is a fiat hard rubber plate of suitable are No. 519,250. (No model.)

thickness but not so thick as to inconvenience the wearer. Secured thereto and fitting into recesses on upper and under surfaces of said plate D are metallic plates 01, d. Passing through these plates (1, d and plate D aretwo slots 6, e one segmental slot (2, arranged longitudinally on the plate D, the other e horizontally across running into each other as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

E is a thumb screw the upper part of which is fashioned like unto the studsfif. Said screw passes through the slots 6, a into an ordinary hard-wood pad F, on whose surface is securely fastened aplate F which has a screw threaded hole f for the reception of the screw E.

G is a thigh-band one end of which is ad j ustable by means of the buckle g, the upper end of which is movable on the outer band B. The other end of the thigh-band G, has a metallic clasp G the same description as clasps O, C thumb-screw E when in position.

The band A in manufacturing is made in sizes to fit the person and needs no adjustment save what can be accomplished by the I band B.

The method of operation with my truss is as follows: Having adjusted the band A to the body, I place the pad F, about where the hernia is situated and attach the outer band B, by means of the clasps O, O to the studs f,f, and adjust the tightness about the body by means of the buckle 0. Usually the pad F is in the position shown in Fig. 1 as the dotted lines indicate. If in securing the outer band B, the pad F has slipped from the proper position on the hernia, I then adjust the said pad to its proper position without taking the truss off the wearer by means of the slots e, e and thelthumb-screw E. I then attach the thigh-band G, to the upper part of the stud of screw E, by means of the clasp G and adjust the tightness about the thigh by means of the buckle g. The use of this band is similar to others in other trusses to prevent the riding up of the pad after it is in proper position.

It will be noticed that the thumb-screw E has a ring instead of the usual ears. The object of this is that in wearing the truss the ring can be turned down after fastening the Said clasp G is attached to stud or y pad F, which leaves it out of the way of the screw E, pad F, with thigh-band G provided wearer; also the head of said screw forms a with clasp G and buckle g substantially as 10 place to attach the clasp G of the band G. set forth.

What I claim, and desire to securebyLet- 5 tars Patent CHARLES E. HILL.

In combination with the band A provided Witnessesi V with outer band B, clasps O, G, buckle 0 WALTER L. WRIGHT,

studs f, f, plate D, having slots e, e, thumb SIDNEY O. HILL. 

